HAMMERS ARE LEFT STRANDED

Larsen's quickfire double turns it around for resurgent Wolves

- BY ALAN SMITH

JORGEN STRAND LARSEN was sprung from the bench to transform Wolves' fortunes and dig a deeper hole for West Ham boss Graham Potter.

Towering striker Larsen was the subject of a £50million from bid from Newcastle on Monday that Wolves swiftly rebuffed.

And he was brought on with 17 minutes left last night to turn what seemed destined to be an early cup exit into a win that inflicts more woe on the struggling Hammers by scoring twice in as many minutes.

Rodrigo Gomes had put Vitor Pereira's men ahead but West Ham were much improved in the second half as Tomas Soucek levelled before Lucas Paqueta headed them in front. It looked like a much-needed victory was on the way for Potter's Irons but their late collapse now makes it ELEVEN goals shipped in their first three games of the campaign.